Wrench



y 27, 1930- E. o. SKARKE 1,760,784

WRENCH Filed Nov. 1929 0 I Z zzy/1: "IV/AI Patented May 27, 1930 Whit-{ii EMIL O. SKARKE, OF SCI-IULENBURG, TEXAS WRENCH Application filedNovember 4, 1929. Serial No. 404,830.

vention consists in the novel features of construction, combination andoperative association of parts, one satisfactory embodiment m of whichis illustrated by the accompanying drawings, set forth in the followingspecification and pointed out with particularity in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a'spanner wrench in accordance with thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof with parts in section.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Figure 4; is a sectional view approximately on the line 44: of Figure 1.

My improved spanner wrench includes primarily only two members, one ofwhich has a rounded end 1 that provides the same with a handle. From itsrounded portion this member is formed with a flat centrally arrangedextension 2, in the nature of a shank and the outer end of this shankhas secured thereon and depending right angularly therefrom a stud 3.

The shank of the second element of the improvement is also in the natureof a fiat plate and is indicated by the numeral 4. This plate isarranged for slidable movement on the under face of the shank 2. Theplate 4 has inner yoke 8 there is a wing nut 9 which is designed tofrictionally contact with the outer face of the fiat shank 2 and it willbe apparent that by simply adjusting the wing nut the plate or shank imay be removed towardor away from the stud carrying end of the plate orshank 2 so that the wrench may be easily and quickly adjusted to haveits studs engage with the bolt openings in various sizes offlange-unions. i

The shank 2 is effectively guided by slight engagement with all of thewalls of'the yoke 7 and is further guided through the instrumentality ofthe stud 3 being closely related with. respect to the side walls of theslot 5 in the shank 4, so that both of the primary elements of theimprovement are held from side movement with respect to'each other.

The construction and advantages of the Y improvement will be perefectlyapparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates sothat further description will not be required. However, I deem itnecessary to state that I do not wish to be restricted to the precisedetails herein set forth and,- therefore, hold myself entitled to makesuch changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A handle member having aplate extension that provides a shank and which has an angularlyarranged stud adjacent one end thereof, a second flat plate comprising ashank underlying the first mentioned shank I and having an elongatedopening tor'eceive the stud of the first mentioned shank therethrough,said last mentioned shank having a depending stud adjacent its outerend, guide means carried by the last mentioned shank for the firstmentioned shank and binding means between one of said guide means andthe first mentioned shank.

2. A handle member having a plate extension that provides a shank andwhich has an angularly arranged stud adjacent one end 9 thereof, asecond fiat plate comprising a shank underlying the first mentionedshank and having an alongated opening to receive the stud of the firstmentioned shank therethrough, said last mentioned shank having adepending stud adjacent its outer end, spaced yokes carried by the lastmentioned shank through which the first mentioned shank is received andadjustable binding elements passing through one of the yokes forcontacting with thefirst mentioned shank.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

EMIL O. SKARKE.

